All video game consoles They are doomed to die one day. Each release of the new generation marks the beginning of the countdown for the old generation. Not that it stopped working, of course, but these are its functions that are gradually disappearing, not to mention the absence of new games. Last March, Nintendo shut down the eShop on its DS family of portable consoles and Wii U. A few months later, we learned that online services would end in April 2024.
The problem is that many people Credits no longer work in online stores of their machine. Nintendo put it into an app The system that will connect this wallet to the Switch’s, the latter for purchasing titles, but not everyone has one. Or you don’t want to buy a new game. Fortunately, the Japanese manufacturer has just announced a measure that will please everyone: direct refund The amounts were blocked on the eShop, which is currently empty.
You can request a refund of your credits in the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop
on his account X (Twitter)support Nintendo Japan exposes information by presenting it with a link special form. You must enter your information to complete Nintendo Network IDthe email address associated with it Nintendo account and specify the loan amount you want to be repaid. Once the items are shipped, all that remains is to wait for the corresponding amount to arrive. Nintendo states this clearly This isn’t possible if you’ve already linked your old eShop wallet to the Switch’s wallet.
For now, only Japanese support offers this option. There has been no official statement that the process will come to other countries, but this is expected to be the case in the coming weeks. If you eventually choose to pass Merging wallets with SwitchRemember you only have time until now. March 2024 deadline to do so. After this it will be too late.
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